The nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch list. Read on for the full list. Teaser: the moon is on the list.

which stores about 90% of Oregon's gas and diesel supplies and has drawn increasing public concern because it sits along a stretch of shoreline that is highly vulnerable to soil liquefaction ...

A 2019 report found the bridge built in 1985 would not meet the current seismic code. "Given the increased seismic hazard and potential for soil liquefaction, the Bridge is not expected to perform ...

"Given the increased seismic hazard and potential for soil liquefaction, the Bridge is not expected to perform well," it read. "After a moderate level earthquake, the Bridge would likely need to ...

As ocean waves interact with the seabed, they can induce changes in pore pressure and effective stress within the soil, potentially leading to liquefaction—a condition where saturated soil loses ...

Engineering solutions balanced the need for strength to handle water pressures with flexibility to move with the surrounding ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Imagining the sight of solid ground transforming into a gooey flowing liquid, while small geysers surge floods of sandy water to the surface – might seem like a fictional Hollywood movie special ...

This includes a performance-based approach to design instead of strength-based design, a review and change to the earthquake return period, increased soil liquefaction potential, increased ...

Earthquakes are among nature’s most unpredictable and potentially devastating phenomena, bringing with them a wide range of ...